1997 AFL Round 3: Sydney v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 April 1997 between Sydney and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1997 AFL season.
Sydney hosted Melbourne at SCG.
Paul Kelly captained the hosts.
Garry Lyon captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Rodney Eade and the visitors were coached by Neil Balme.
Sydney
P. Kelly (capt.), M. Bayes, W. Chapman, T. Cook, D. Cresswell, A. Dunkley, P. Filandia, S. Grant, D. Lewis, T. Luff, S. Maxfield, J. Mooney, M. Nicks, C. O'Brien, M. O'Loughlin, M. Orchard, P. Roos, B. Seymour, G. Stafford, J. Stevens, B. Wilson
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), A. Clarkson, J. Farmer, M. Febey, S. Febey, D. Gaspar, A. Ingerson, A. Leoncelli, B. Lovett, G. Lovett, D. Neitz, C. Nettelbeck, L. Newton, A. Obst, N. Pesch, R. Pyman, S. Smith, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Woewodin, A. Yze
Sydney (15.9.99) defeated Melbourne (14.7.91).
Goalkickers
Sydney: P. Kelly (2), J. Stevens (2), M. Bayes, T. Cook, D. Cresswell, S. Grant, D. Lewis, S. Maxfield, J. Mooney, M. Nicks, C. O'Brien, M. O'Loughlin, M. Orchard
Melbourne: D. Neitz (3), G. Lovett (2), G. Lyon (2), A. Yze (2), A. Clarkson, J. Farmer, L. Newton, R. Pyman, T. Viney
As a result of this match, Sydney were then 13th on the ladder (up from 14th) and Melbourne were then 16th on the ladder (down from 12th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Sydney
v
Melbourne
Date:
Friday 11 April 1997
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
SCG
Attendance:
23,598
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 6 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Margin | SYDN by 23 | SYDN by 24 | SYDN by 1 | SYDN by 8 | SYDN by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rodney Eade
(Sydney),
Neil Balme
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Paul Kelly
(Sydney),
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coates
(#6),
D. Humphery-Smith,
S. McBurney
(#29)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Pyman | MELB | 16 | 3 |
| Brad Seymour | SYDN | 7 | 2 |
| Paul Kelly | SYDN | 14 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Chapman, Wade | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Cook, Troy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Cresswell, Daryn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Dunkley, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Filandia, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Grant, Shannon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Kelly, Paul (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Lewis, Dale | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Luff, Troy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Maxfield, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Mooney, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Nicks, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | O'Brien, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | O'Loughlin, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Orchard, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Seymour, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Stafford, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Stevens, John | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Wilson, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 9 | 310 | 200 | 110 | 60 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 28 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Farmer, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Gaspar, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Ingerson, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Leoncelli, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Lovett, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Nettelbeck, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Newton, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Pesch, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Pyman, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Woewodin, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Yze, Adem | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 14 | 7 | 305 | 173 | 132 | 53 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 16 | |||